So Basic!
Who: Name the 2 nations at war in the start of the American Revolution.
13 Colonies/Americans vs Great Britain
The British reinforcements never arrived which led to the Americans capturing a part of their defenses and forced General Burgoyne to retreat. This news convinced France and Spain to ally with the American forces and send support.
Which battle was this?
Saratoga
Who was the King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
This fort was easily taken by the Patriots and the Cannons captured here were used to drive the British out of Boston.
Where was this fort located?
Lake Champlain, New York
The year this Treaty was signed
1783
When: When did the American Revolution take place?
1776-1783
The Shot heard around the world and also known as the start of the American Revolutionary War.
What Battle is this?
Lexington and Concord
The American General who realized that the Continental Army needed better training.
General George Washington
General Washington led a surprise attack after crossing the Delaware river to this location.
New Jersey
Where the treaty was signed
Paris, France
Where: Where did the American Revolution take place?
the 13 Colonies
Name the three "Battles" in Pennsylvania
Brandywine Creek
Germantown
Valley Forge
The British General who was forced to surrender in Yorktown 1781.
General Charles Cornwallis
This state is for lovers and the town is where the British Surrendered.
Yorktown, Virginia
The delegates appointed by the 2nd Continental Congress to represent the United States in Paris.
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
John Jay
Why: Name 3 events that lead to the American Revolution
Taxation without Representation
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Lexington & Concord and/Or Bunker Hill
Declaration of Independence
This Virginia Battle ends with British surrender after Americans, the French and Spanish surround the British in 1781.
What battle is it?
Yorktown
Author of the "Common Sense" Pamphlet that clearly laid out the tensions between the colonists and Great Britain; Convinces the colonist to become independent and create their own democracy.
Thomas Paine
11 hours of continual fighting took place in the longest actual battle of the war.
Chadds Ford, PA
The Territorial boundaries of the United states as outlined in the Treaty of Paris
Expanded west from Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River.
Name 2 disadvantages the British had in the war.
1. Fighting a war across the Atlantic Ocean
2. Common for Soldiers to desert
3. Fighting in unfamiliar territory
At this Battle the Militia was ordered to hold fire until they "could see the white in their eyes".
What Battle is it?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Presented the colonist with the Albany Plan in 1754 to unite the colonies and was appointed by the Continental Congress to negotiate a peace treaty with the British.
Benjamin Franklin
Valley Forge is 18 miles in what direction of Philadelphia?
North West
Proof the relationship between the United States and Britain changed.
When the British acknowledged the independence of the United States.